diff --git a/bin/google-api b/bin/google-api
index 26e711229..e53695c3d 100755
--- a/bin/google-api
+++ b/bin/google-api
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require 'webrick'
 require 'google/api_client/version'
 require 'google/api_client'
 require 'google/api_client/auth/installed_app'
+require 'irb'
 
 ARGV.unshift('--help') if ARGV.empty?